Pan India Bouquets

Sibbaldia purpurea Royle

Family : Rosaceae
(Rose Family)
Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Potentilla purpurea (Royle) Hook.f.
Common name : Purple Glow Wort, Purple Sibbaldia
Habit : Shrublet
Habitat : On rocky mountain slopes, open meadows, rocky crevices; 3600 - 5700 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Also grow on compact soil.
Key identification features : Dioecious, prostrate, tufted shrublet
Flower, Fruit : June-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to Tibet
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 124; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 576-577
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Sibbaldia purpurea. Downloaded on 30 June 2022.